Way too busy with the green highlights, light colouresd tan walks, wheel decals, seat post decal etc,.
With a frame that ‘jazzy’ everything else needs to be black with no decals or other colour.
Just spent an hour cleaning a chain, then waxing. Then checked it, the chain checker saying it’s quite a bit too long.
Oh well it’s too clean not to use.
First thoughts, shame it’s a road bike. Then after reading the opinions and the pictures of quite dull bikes, quite like it. With further consideration, I have a list of areas in which the busyness isn’t quite there yet: rear derailleur, spider or crank arms, handlebar tape or brake levers. 🙂
Mechanical shifting on every bike so far? Times must be tough in IT middle management these days.
I have to admit that, while I am all in favour of going for disc brakes next time, electronic shifting is the last technology on earth I would have any interest in.
My road bike. Chipped black paint, polished alloy and brass. Components ranging from 80+ yrs old to 10 years old. Frame will be around 50 yrs old. fire away chaps – and believe it or not his frame was my first offroad bike back in the 80s
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gydeJE]DSC_1198[/url] by TandemJeremy, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gydFdS]DSC_1199[/url] by TandemJeremy, on Flickr
Well, new to me are these two. Inherited from my late dad – I certainly don’t need a couple more bikes. The red one is unridden, when it arrived he was too ill to ride it so I’ll do the honours. And I’ve always liked that Cinelli, it was my favourite one to take out when back visiting. Might pop a front brake on though.
This one’s mine, 11 years old and a proper Trigger’s broom, right down to the seat stays. I’ll never not ride this.
Holy shit, @dirtyrider! What’s that thing like in cross winds?!?
that bikes new to me this year, I’m in the flatlands of lincs and weigh a touch over 80kg, they are a decent shape so handle it well, have ran deeper on other bikes with no issues
climbing? barely a decent one within an hour of me, i did do the yorkshire beast 200miles and 5000m of climbing on Zipp 808’s once though, so no issues probably
Great thread … I needs to work out the photo thing… I also like the variety of drop bar set-up angles, not a criticism btw, bars have to fit (form follows function;), so thanks for posting, brilliant pictures of bikes. Colour works…but so does black…just need hi-viz for the clothes on roads!